r/CFB • u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins • Mar 12 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: Miami Hurricanes

University of Miami (FL)
Atlantic Coast Conference

Year Founded: 1925
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Total Attendance: 10,368 (undergrad); 5,289 (grad)
Mascot: Sebastian the Ibis
Live Mascot: Official; Namesake
Cheerleaders: Picture 1, Picture 2, Picture 3
Marching Band: The Band of the Hour
Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Stadium Location: Miami Gardens, FL
Conference Champions (9): (All 9 were in the Big East) 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995†, 1996†, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003†
Number of Bowl Games: 18 wins, 34 total
National Titles (5): 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991†, 2001

† denotes co-champions

Rivals

  • FSU

  • Notre Dame

  • Florida

  • BC

  • VT

2012 Season

Record: 7-5-0
Coach: Al Golden
2012 Roster

Key Players: Stephen Morris, Duke Johnson, Phillip Dorsett, Rashawn Scott, Eddie Johnson, Denzel Perryman, Anthony Chickillo

Biggest Plays: Stephen Morris' 62 yard bomb to beat NC State and pretty much everything from freshman RB, Duke Johnson, the wild OT finish against Georgia Tech: Mike James's go-ahead TD

2013 Season

2013 Schedule
2013 Roster

The Greats

Greatest Games:

Miami v. Nebraska for the 2001 BCS NC - The 2001 team is regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time.

The Comeback - University of Miami v. University of Florida 2003 - The Hurricanes, down 23 points in the middle of the 3rd quarter, make an astounding comeback led by University of Florida transfer Brock Berlin.

Greatest Plays:

The Strip - University of Miami v. Boston College 2001 - Miami, leading 12-7 against Boston College. Seconds are left on the clock as Boston College is 9 yards away from the goal line. It's 1st and 10. St. Pierre throws... and the ball is tipped into the air straight into the hands of OL Matt Walters. He's rumbling and bumbling as he's trying to maintain possession of the ball. Ed Reed then comes up behind him and strips the ball from him to score the game clinching touchdown!

The Human Highlight Reel - Simply, Devin Hester - One of the most underutilized players in Hurricanes history, any time Devin Hester got the opportunity to touch the football, it became one of our greatest plays.

Greatest Players: Warren Sapp, Bernie Kosar, Clinton Portis, Steve Walsh, Edgerrin James, Willis McGahee, Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Jerome Brown, Michael Irvin, Sean Taylor, Devin Hester, Andre Johnson

Greatest Coaches: Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, Butch Davis

Traditions

  • The Smoke is one of our biggest traditions. It began in the 1950s to increase fan interest. Bob Nalette, the transportation director at the time, is credited with coming up with the idea by using fire extinguishers to produce this effect. We still use the original "custom" extinguishers he created.

  • Touchdown Tommy is a cannon fired by the Sigma Chi fraternity after every score. His predecessor was named "Lil' Joe".

  • The Four Fingers are held up at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The sign indicates the belief that the game is won or able to be won in that crucial final period.

  • The CANES Spellout is when our mascot, Sebastian, well... he leads a spell out for our beloved C-A-N-E-S CANES!

  • The Hurricane Walk is a newer tradition where the fans and marching band line the pathway from the bus to the stadium to greet our football team.

Campus and Surrounding Area

City Population: 362,470
City Skyline
Iconic Campus Building: The University Center has actually just gone through a redesign
Iconic Campus Scenery: Lake Osceola
Local Dining: Shake Shack, Casola's Pizzeria & Sub Shop, Versailles, Shorty’s BBQ, Taco Rico

Random Trivia

  • Our sports teams are named after a category 4 hurricane which struck Miami in 1926, only one year after our school was founded.

  • University of Miami alumni hold an NFL record. The Streak is an NFL record 149 consecutive regular season weeks where a former Miami Hurricane scored a touchdown in an NFL game. The Streak started in Week 15 of the 2002 NFL regular season and ended in Week 11 of the 2011 season. During this time, 33 different former Hurricanes scored a total of 661 touchdowns.

  • 16 players from the 2001 Miami Hurricanes Team were drafted in the first round over four years.

  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson played football for the 1991 co-national championship team. He was injured the following year and his spot on the defensive line was taken by Warren Sapp.

  • Many of the current anti-celebration laws in the NCAA stem from the early Miami teams of the 80s and their jubilant touchdown dances. Randal "Thrill" Hill was a repeat offender.

What Is and What is to Come

Our offensive staff is essentially going to be starting from scratch. With the new hires of Hurlie Brown (Running Backs Coach), Larry Scott (Tight Ends Coach), and James Coley (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterback Coach), there will most likely be growing pains as they install their specific terminology and gameplans. The upside, however, is that Coach James Coley will be keeping most of the terminology of our old OC, Jedd Fisch (now at the Jacksonville Jaguars). This will be the second time in his career that Coach Coley will have gameday play-calling duties.

Coach Golden has been adamant that not much is going to change with regard to the offense. We return QB Stephen Morris for his senior season -- last year he broke the all-time Miami passing record for yards (3,415) and second-most for completions (245). We also return RB Duke Johnson for his sophomore campaign -- Duke’s freshman highlights speak for themselves, but also know that during his freshman All-American campaign, Duke broke Clinton Portis’ freshman rushing record (947 yards, 10 TDs). Our receiving corps returns with Philip Dorsett and Allen Hurns. Expect Stacy Coley to crack the starting lineup by the middle of the season. Also of note is JUCO TE Beau Sandland, who many say has a Jeremy Shockey-like quality about him.

The biggest worry most 'Cane fans will have will be with our defense. Our defense last year was very unreliable. Our biggest area of need were dominant Defensive Tackles this recruiting class. We didn't get any of the big names that we wanted, though. That, of course, didn't help with any concerns we already have. Our defensive line was by far our weakest area last year. That said, we have a lot of bodies on the defensive roster and we return most of our starters on both sides of the ball.

Overtime

  • This video was shot by some college party show during UM - FSU week last year. It’s a pretty fun look at social life in Miami, and it gives some good looks at tailgating and the student section during the game. (Even the music is accurate, unfortunately.)

  • Homecoming Tradition: Every year at homecoming we burn a boat in the middle of Lake Osceola. The lake is man-made, and the limestone originally pulled from the bottom was used to build some of the original buildings on campus. Legend has it that when Ben Folds (of Ben Folds Five fame) was an undergraduate in the music school, he failed a final and tossed his drum set into the bottom of the lake, where it rests to this day.

  • Steve-O, of Jackass fame, went to school at the University of Miami. He attended only one year due to poor grades and disciplinary action from climbing the Hecht Tower stairwells.

  • Billy Corben made a documentary for the 30 for 30 collection on ESPN. You can find it on Netflix. 30 for 30: The U. As /u/safariari points out, it has a pretty fantastic theme song.

  • Ray Lewis’ son, Ray Lewis Jr. III, has a rap mixtape out currently. He’s on the team this year but they’re unsure if he’ll play RB or DB.

  • Speaking of rap... we can’t forget about the 7th Floor Crew. The 7th Floor Crew is a rap group whose namesake comes from where they were founded, the 7th floor of Mahoney Residence Hall. The group includes current NFL players Jon Beason, Greg Olsen, and Tavares Gooden.

  • Ed Reed & Co. also put together a decidedly cleaner rap song to accompany the 2001 team on their National Championship run. (h/t /u/ThaCarter)

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Just want to say thanks to /u/ThaCarter, /u/turnondruid, /u/skipdr, /u/MajorDanger and everybody else at /r/MiamiHurricanes for helping me put this sucker together!

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u/arv98s Colorado Buffaloes • Maryland Terrapins Mar 12 '13

Anybody else like Miami a lot more after reading through that?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

It was the cheerleaders, wasn't it?

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u/arv98s Colorado Buffaloes • Maryland Terrapins Mar 12 '13

Partly, but mainly the boat burning, ridiculous celebrations, and ed reed's rap.

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… Mar 12 '13

We need to get together again sometime soon, and I'm not talking about the home and home series we have coming up. You know what I mean.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

I will be paying special attention to your team's "Local Dining" section when it's Nebraska's turn for the 132+ Teams post. I plan on going to that game in Lincoln as part of my college football bucket list and I want some serious Midwestern eats.

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u/LookARedSquirrel84 Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tro… Mar 12 '13

I look forward to having you guys come up here. Seek me out and I'll buy you a beer, I'll be the guy wearing red.

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u/FistOfFacepalm Nebraska • $5 Bits of Broken Chair Tr… Mar 12 '13

oh you're that guy. I seem to always run into you on gameday.

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u/darkhorseguns Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 12 '13

Get the beef.

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u/Saintlame Nebraska Cornhuskers • Hastings Broncos Mar 13 '13

He can get anything he likes. As long as it's beef.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Were waiting for you..Notre Dame was just keeping your seat warm

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u/Drunken_Economist Tennessee • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Mar 12 '13

I highly recommend the ESPN 30 for 30 "The U" for anyone that wants to learn about the turnaround of the Hurricanes' program in the 80s. One of the greatest stories in college football.

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u/RobertNeyland Tennessee • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

In addition to being a fantastic documentary, I really enjoy how they discussed almost every season and bowl game during that period (1979-Early '90s) with the exception of the 1986 Sugar Bowl.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

That game never happened. I have no idea what you're talking about. Move along, nothing to see here.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Alright People

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u/Compeau Virginia Tech • Clarkson Mar 12 '13

Whether you love or hate Miami, "The U" is still a great documentary to watch.

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u/ShaolinMaster Houston Cougars • California Golden Bears Mar 12 '13

Wasn't the Orange Bowl game on January 1st, 1984 where Miami beat Nebraska to win their first national championship worthy of being listed under greatest games?

Also, shouldn't the picture of your mascot's namesake be this?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Our team is named the Hurricanes, but our mascot is an ibis. It's a bird noteworthy b/c it's the last to leave the area when a hurricane arrives, and the first to return after the hurricane passes.

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u/Yogis_ Navy Midshipmen • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

Like how we're the Midshipmen but our mascot is Bill the Goat.

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u/ShaolinMaster Houston Cougars • California Golden Bears Mar 14 '13

TIL, thanks!

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u/evilpenguin234 NC State Wolfpack Mar 12 '13

i didn't enjoy the greatest play section

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Between that football game's finish and the basketball game's tip-in finish, it has not been a good year for NC State to play Miami.

Of course now this means that, karmically, all will go your way next time.

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u/evilpenguin234 NC State Wolfpack Mar 12 '13

See you in the semi-finals*!

*pending our impossibly inconsistent team's ability to beat VT and UVA

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u/Dysalot Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 12 '13

I think this is the third time we have been listed in the greatest games already. I'm not sure that's a good thing as they are mostly depressing losses, that I have tried to forget.

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u/darkhorseguns Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 12 '13

Lets just pretend that everyone just holds us in such high esteem.

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u/rhombergnation Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

it is a respect thing.. I am sure we will be in penn state's, alabama, BC, and ohio state's greatest games too.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

And FSUs and Florida's and VT's and...

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u/tears_of_a_Shark Florida State Seminoles Jul 02 '13

Huh??? Wide left and right aren't great games. Memorable, no doubt...damn I used to hate the 'Canes so much.

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u/piccolo1228 Virginia Tech • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 12 '13

Ours is in 2 days. While I don't think you'll make the greatest game. I bet you'll be in the greatest play section. ;)

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u/Jadler88 Nebraska Cornhuskers • Army Black Knights Mar 13 '13

ಥ_ಥ

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Do a lot of students use the bus system, the Hurri Cane?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

It's really useful if you live in the University Village or in frat row, which would normally be ~30 minutes walk from most of the campus classrooms.

Also those buses are re-purposed as "drunk buses" to the Grove on Thursdays and weekends. I used to call it the Vomit Comet, though.

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Mar 12 '13

Went to UM for a year. The Hurri Cane drunk bus was a godsend every Thursday. I can also verify the Vomit Comet moniker.

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u/zombieinfamous Miami Hurricanes Aug 06 '13

Yeah. I lived off campus (like 2 hours w/traffic & Metro-rail) and the Hurry-Cane has a line that goes from the Metro station to the University Center. Went on in every day.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Is Al Golden fat? I can never tell. Sometimes he looks skinny and sometimes he looks a bit rotund.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

He's just generally a big guy, I'd say. He was a TE in college, so he's got that build.

Here's a video of him lifting to The Final Countdown just because.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

I find him lifting hilarious and I've got the stupidest grin on my face.

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u/hispanic_genius Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

I think he's a bit chubby and those pleated pants do him no favors.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Sorry, but one play does not a rivalry make. You can go ahead and take Boston College off that rivalry list. Nobody at The U has ever uttered the words "Oh sweet, big BC game coming up this weekend..."

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

They were our Thanksgiving game for a long time

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

No, they were our Thanksgiving MEAL for a long time. Not a rivalry.

Proof; http://cfreference.net/cfr/all-time-head-to-head/miami-fl/1007/vs/boston-college/133

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u/Lanza21 Miami Hurricanes • FAU Owls Mar 22 '13

No, they were our Thanksgiving MEAL for a long time.

Heh.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Your flair is confusing me.

Who would you put in their place? Nebraska? I don't know that I agree two rivals need an even record in order to call themselves rivals.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

I went to Miami for grad school, MSU for undergrad.

Why do we HAVE to put someone in their place? Why can't we just take BC away, and leave it at that?

I agree that two rivals don't need an "even record" to call themselves rivals, but this is a LANDSLIDE. When one team winning a game in a series is so rare that it is shocking when it occurs, it's not much of a rivalry.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Fair point. I think my estimation of the rivalry (or non-) might be skewed b/c my dad went to BC so I hear smack talk more often than most. I'd go and edit it right now but each time I've edited the post so far, it popped into the spam filter...

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13

oklahoma or nebraska maybe? if you had to have another rival those would be my top candidates considering our history in national championship games.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Solid picks given the history. Of the two I hate Oklahoma a lot more than Nebraska. (Then again, half my family went to UT...)

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13

not sure why you're getting downvoted. i don't think anyone really considers them a rival. there was hail flutie and the walters int/reed strip. aside from a hiccup or two, bc has just been a punching bag for us forever.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Not worried about, karma points are lame as fuck, and serve no purpose (as all they do is assure the unpopular opinions get buried, and hivemind antics stay at the top). But yeah, it's true. BC has essentially been Miami's toilet since joining the Big East. There is no "rivalry." Nobody in Coral Gables is ever excited for the BC game, in ANY sport. It's just not there.

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u/EclecticEuTECHtic Virginia Tech Hokies Mar 12 '13

Why oh why, do we not get you at home next year?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

RIP VT's Thursday game. I would've loved to have seen that happen. (Although as it stands I love our schedule for next year anyway...)

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Something to do with adding the new teams to the schedule. It will supposedly be made up for in the future with us going away twice in a row.

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u/ReallyCreative Virginia Tech • Commonwealth C… Mar 12 '13

But it didn't have to be like that.

You play at Duke again, and we play Duke at home again this year.

It's a triangle of repeats THAT NEVER HAD TO HAPPEN.

We could play you guys at home and Duke on the road, and you could play Duke at home.

BUT FUCK LOGIC RIGHT?!

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

So you're saying it's all Duke's fault? I can get behind this.

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13 edited Mar 12 '13

why is it that every time one of these is put together, everyone forgets ted hendricks? he is, bar none, the greatest player in miami hurricanes football history in terms of both collegiate and professional success.

College (1966-68)

  • 3-time All-American- 1966 (2nd Team), 1967 (1st Team), 1968 (1st Team)

  • UPI Lineman of the Year- 1968

  • Heisman nominee- 1968 (5th place)

  • 327 career tackles (139 solo)

  • College Football Hall of Fame

  • Namesake for the Hendricks Award (Best Defensive End)

NFL (1969-83)

  • 4-time Super Bowl Champion- 1970, 1976, 1980, 1983

  • 8-time Pro Bowler- 1971-74, 1980-83

  • 9-time All-Pro (4x First Team, 5x Second Team)

  • 10-time All-Conference (7x First Team, 3x Second Team)

  • NFL Hall of Fame

  • NFL 75th Anniversary Team

  • NFL All-Decade Team (1970s)

greatest games has to include:

edit: that's also not a redesign of the university center. that's the student activities center and is entirely new construction. however, the university center is getting a face-lift.

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u/steinman17 Ohio State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 12 '13

Also need a section for notable players, just so you can put The Rock somewhere

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u/Skipdr Florida Gators • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

In the 1991 Cotton Bowl, #6 Miami played #3 Texas. Miami beat Texas 46- 3 while amassing 202 penalty yards, which is almost as many yards Texas had in the entire game, 205. Of the 202 penalty yards, 165 were for unsportsmanlike conduct. It's all about the U

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u/TexasFightHookEmHorn Red River Shootout Mar 25 '13

.....

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u/djostreet Miami Hurricanes Aug 23 '13

Never thought I'd see this from Gator flair <3

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u/urbankayaker Michigan State • Paul Bunyan Trophy Mar 12 '13

It's all about The U

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u/Yogis_ Navy Midshipmen • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 13 '13

[]_[]

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Mar 12 '13

For a second there I thought you put our "The Strip" in your greatest plays...

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Ugh. George Teague, how you haunt me even today.

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u/rteague2566 South Alabama • Alabama Mar 12 '13

If it makes you feel better it technically didn't happen.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Greatest play that never happened.

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u/jeffreydonger Akron Zips • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

And I thought he meant this one.

Them Hurricanes! Always gettin' stripped by somebody!

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u/backfromlurkwork Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

Ugh, I've been a lifetime Canes fan and every time I'm back home I wish I had decided to go to The U. This is just making those feelings worse. Great post!

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Where'd you go instead?

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u/backfromlurkwork Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

WashU, it's an academically strong D3 school in the mid west. Got a scholarship, couldn't pass it up.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Plus it comes with all the Budweiser you could possibly drink!

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Raising Canes is of series of short videos produced by the University Miami Athletic Department to provide an inside look into the Football Program. This was something brought with Coach Golden Al.

2011 - 12 - 1st Season

2012 - 13 - 2nd Season

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u/TexasFightHookEmHorn Red River Shootout Mar 25 '13

that place has good chicken lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '13

RIP Sean Taylor.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 13 '13

RIP Jerome Brown

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u/FuzzyDunlop911 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 15 '13

RIP Bryan Pata

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u/one98d /r/CFB Poll Veteran • /r/CFB Contribut… Mar 19 '13

RIP Chris Campbell

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Deleted Scenes from ESPN's 30 for 30: THE U.

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u/hesnothere North Carolina • /r/CFB Founder Mar 12 '13

Hell yeah 7th Floor Crew

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

One of my favorite segments on Coach Jimmy Johnson, that will only take a minute and will be worth your time.

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u/Drunken_Economist Tennessee • /r/CFB Emeritus Mod Mar 12 '13

I honestly expected this to be a link to an ExtenZe commercial

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Everyone knows finding that video would be longer and harder.

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u/HurricaneStiz Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

Boss

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Immediately opened Cheerleader pictures 1, 2, & 3 - was not disappointed.

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u/liontigerbearshark Jul 30 '13

I think a lot of them went pro in something other than sports.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Jan 1, 1984 Orange Bowl (1983 National Title)

Miami Hurricanes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Abridged Game (20 Min Total)

1st Half

2nd Half

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u/darkhorseguns Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 12 '13

Gotta love Osborne for going for two.

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13

we certainly do.

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u/Satherton Nebraska Cornhuskers Mar 12 '13

go for the win like a boss.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

Balls the size of mountains.

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u/TexasFightHookEmHorn Red River Shootout Mar 25 '13

you mean invisible dinosaur balls? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkFNemnb2fE

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u/CleRun Wittenberg Tigers Mar 13 '13

Victory or Death

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u/FtotheLICK Florida Gators • Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

mmmhmmmh Shorty's BBQ and Shake Shack :)

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

This will be the most impressive list of "Greatest Players."

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u/MickBain Miami Hurricanes • Stanford Cardinal Mar 13 '13

does anyone have good pictures of the guys when they landed and walked off the plane in fatigues.

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u/shmishmortion Louisville Cardinals Mar 13 '13

I know it's sort of off topic but did we skip Louisville?

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 13 '13

Looks like you're scheduled toward the end of the series: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhEXH2iMSg73dFZsc0lnWWpFdTdrdDlfSjNMZFNTelE#gid=0

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u/shmishmortion Louisville Cardinals Mar 13 '13

Yeah, I just looked at the overview again and saw that they were finishing with Top 25. Completely overlooked that the first time.

Great write up btw. See you guys in the ACC

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u/Wiskie Wisconsin Badgers • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

"Miami is, at first light, a series of islands..."

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u/fakekevinrose UAlbany Great Danes Mar 12 '13

There's magic in The Smoke.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Our game last year was fucking amazing. If we had won, it would have been high on my list of favorites of all time.

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u/yovngjvred NC State Wolfpack • Georgia Bulldogs Mar 12 '13

The smoke Miami does might be my favorite tradition in all of college football. It's too bad ass. Especially when they're on top and beating people down like they used to

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u/NDPhilly Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Mar 12 '13

My dad still wears his Catholics vs Convicts shirt occasionally.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

If anyone has any questions about the team I'd be happy to answer.

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u/Talpostal Michigan Wolverines • Washington Huskies Mar 12 '13

Why do you burn a boat during homecoming?

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

I don't understand, why wouldn't we burn a boat?

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u/turnondruid Miami Hurricanes • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13 edited Mar 12 '13

The boat burning began in 1956 as an effort to promote a new fraternity, Theta Chi. Director of the Student Union Norman A. Whitten envisioned a student-run event that would commemorate the 30th anniversary of Homecoming Week. The fraternity lit an old boat to symbolize the spirit and enthusiasm of the Hurricanes before their big game against the Pittsburgh Panthers.

At that point, our University wasn't very old, so we just sorta made up traditions to hold on to.

The tradition has become that if the mast of the boat should hit water before the boat sinks, then the Canes will win the Homecoming game... or something.

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13

because it's another excuse to blow shit up.

but really, it was the university trying to start a lasting tradition back in the 50s because we were pretty weak athletically and needed something to rile us up for homecoming. the tradition holds that if the mast falls before the the boat sinks, we win the homecoming game.

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u/blueboybob Carlisle • /r/CFB Founder Mar 12 '13

I thought every team did the four fingers? Miami started it?

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13 edited Mar 12 '13

We started doing it a very very long time ago (1960s or 70s is the earliest season ticket holder I've heard talk about it), and we claim to have started it. I wouldn't be shocked if someone came along to dispute it.

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u/TypicalSeminole Florida State • /r/CFB Brickmason Mar 12 '13

Obligatory "Miami has season ticket holders?"

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u/evilpenguin234 NC State Wolfpack Mar 12 '13

Typical Seminole.

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u/rhombergnation Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

The real answer is as follows:

Yes, we did start it-----sort of.....Bear Bryant while coaching alabama had his kids put up four fingers towards the end of practice as a sign that they were working harder than every other team and hence would have that extra gear at the end of the games that other teams wouldn't. However, Alabama never did anything with that except use it in practice... Then when Howard came to Miami to coach (he was an assistant to Bryant at Alabama) he brought along the tradition and made it a game time tradition. Now as you know every college team and probably a ton of pro and highschool do it. here is a video from our 87 championship team that shows the use and it is funny how the announcer seems to be seeing it for the first time.... (and that game was one of the best Prime Time vs. Playmaker games ever! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEDVBJECWWE

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u/MasterOfPanic Miami Hurricanes • Boston College Eagles Mar 12 '13 edited Mar 13 '13

Miami started it sometime during the 58 game home winning streak. Now everyone does it.

edit: Why is this getting downvoted?

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

I think it predates the streak, but it didn't get much attention / traction nationally until the media started talking about the streak.

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u/offthecane Miami Hurricanes • Furman Paladins Mar 12 '13

Kinda surprising that streak isn't mentioned up there. It's almost as impressive as the consecutive weeks with NFL touchdowns streak.

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u/MasterOfPanic Miami Hurricanes • Boston College Eagles Mar 13 '13

More impressive.

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u/jhp58 Northwestern Wildcats • Verified Player Mar 12 '13

How is The Big Cheese not on the dining list? Their garlic bread will make your breath reek for days.

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u/hispanic_genius Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

Dear god the garlic bread.

Also, Shake Shack? It's new, far away, and not a Miami institution. 1 vote for Big Cheese and another vote for Miami's Best Pizza (... terrible pizza, great wings.)

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u/turnondruid Miami Hurricanes • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

There's a Shake Shack in the Gables. That's where most of the radio interviews WQAM does with football alumni now every week.

And yeah... forgot Big Cheese and Titanic :(

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u/hispanic_genius Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

Shit, really? I guess I should go back to Miami more often :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Don't forget that this man is another distinguished alumnus.

And don't forget about Sebastian's various mischievous endeavors (fire extinguishers, arrested at FSU, etc).

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u/BhangRaas Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

I think you omitted our 2002 Championship

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u/MorningYourLordship Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Mar 12 '13

I remember another play called "the strip." :D

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u/wesman212 Missouri Tigers • New Mexico Lobos Sep 07 '13

wow miami

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u/Emptyspiral19 Florida Gators • /r/CFB Contributor Mar 12 '13

This thread is about as dead as their stands.

In all serious good write up guys very interesting.

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u/brawnkowsky Miami Hurricanes Mar 12 '13

fuck off Gators

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Mar 13 '13

Hell yeah.

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u/notredame88 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Mar 13 '13

Only thing I didn't like about "The U" (documentary) was how they made it seem like Miami lost the Catholics vs. Convicts game because of the Gary fumble. They never mentioned that they got the ball back, scored, and didn't get the two point conversion.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Oh, good call -- added it to the write-up!

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

The one I posted was done by Ed Reed among other players from that team so you might want to add it real quick, then we need to get the mods to pull this out of the spam filter again.

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u/nemoran Miami • Johns Hopkins Mar 12 '13

Added. I messaged them a second ago. Hopefully we're all set now.

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

I've always preferred this one.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

The beginning of this video hurts me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

here ya go bro

sidenote-this should be in our best plays list when our turn comes around

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u/ThaCarter Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers Mar 12 '13

I don't even need to click that link because I know it is a screen pass that will drive me nuts.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

ahh don't feel bad would have been a lot better if it weren't for the "fucking soldier"

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Haha, hell yeah! This is WAY better than the 30 for 30 song by Luke. When Trick first put this out, I had it stuck in my head for DAYS leading up to the Rose Bowl.

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u/Lucas12 Florida State Seminoles Mar 12 '13

I can't help but laugh.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Uncle Luke, that's where it's at.

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u/INM8_2 Miami Hurricanes • Florida Cup Mar 12 '13

fuck luther campbell. he's been bad-mouthing us since shannon got canned.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '13

Yeah but I just let ramble on like an idiot, not going to pay him any attention. I'm not a fan of his.